Right now, New York City FC’s defense is the story.
When NYCFC started their current unbeaten run on April 17, it was the fire-breathing attack that grabbed the headlines: There was the historic 6-0 demolishing of Sporting Kansas City, the close shave of a 5-4 win over Toronto FC, and the 3-0 dismantling of San Jose Earthquakes. Those combined 14 goals in three games made it seem like NYCFC forwards were scoring for fun.
Since then, NYCFC’s best-in-MLS run of form has been built on an aggressive, organized, muscular defense that logged four clean sheets in a row, allowing just a single shot on target in the last three games—and that lonely attempt took place in the 90th minute of yesterday’s game against Chicago Fire.